By Lizzy McLellan | August 17, 2017
Keeping up with their corporate clients, large law firms have set their eyes on charitable efforts beyond the traditional pro bono commitment. And one firm recently put the leader of those efforts in the C-suite.
By Marcie Borgal Shunk | August 17, 2017
Big Law is not dead. Nor will it die. The visions laid out by noted experts in "Tomorrowland"and "End of Lawyers?" shine a light on the types of things a futurist might predict: (cue radio voice) "In a world run by robots and with universal income ..." The threats are real. Yet as Gina Passarella points out in her article, "The Dance Around Change," tangible shifts in the business model of law are slow to come. Resistance is high, as is "dabbling"—a noncommittal attempt to test the waters with little to no real risk (or reward). What can the law firm executives of today do to make the incremental, fundamental changes to prepare their firms for what's to come? And perhaps equally importantly, do they want to?
By By Rhys Dipshan | August 17, 2017
Exterro's 2017 Law Firm Benchmarking Report found that a majority of law firms still use manual processes to manage their legal projects—but is a change on the horizon?
By Miriam Rozen | August 17, 2017
It took less than 15 years after Steven Kobre founded Kobre & Kim for the New York-based firm to break into The Am Law 200.Within another…
By Angela Morris | August 16, 2017
As a follow-up to a shocking 2016 report showing that one in three lawyers are problem drinkers and one in four have depression, a national task force has made recommendations for law firms, judges, bar associations and law schools to address widespread lawyer well-being issues.
By Miriam Rozen | August 16, 2017
New billing models are about to sweep the industry, according to one law firm leader who says alternative fees helped catapult his firm onto The Am Law 200 just 14 years after he founded it.
By Michael Trotter | August 16, 2017
A book author explores what he calls "The Elite Firms"—firms that are part of The Am Law 100 that meet criteria he thinks set them apart.
By Katelyn Polantz | August 15, 2017
Sedgwick will be without an office in Washington, D.C., after its last two partners in the nation's capital, Barbara Werther and David Mancini, moved to Troutman Sanders with one associate this week.
By NICHOLAS BRUCH AND HUGH A. SIMONS | August 15, 2017
The third in a three-part series looking at competition between elite US and UK firms. Part III examines what lessons can be learned from the success of US firms.
By Roy Strom | August 14, 2017
To better handle the stress that comes along with the battles of being a litigator, Jeffrey Bunn often spends 15 minutes silently meditating…
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